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           <h2 id="categories-and-command-structure">Categories and Command Structure</h2>

<p>Meshery CLI commands are categorized by function, which are:</p>

<ul>
  <li><a href="#global-commands-and-flags"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mesheryctl</code></a> - Global flags and CLI configuration</li>
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  <li><a href="#cloud-native-performance-management"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mesheryctl perf</code></a> - Performance Management: Workload and cloud native performance characterization</li>
  <li><a href="#cloud-native-design-configuration-and-management"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mesheryctl design</code></a> - Design Patterns: Cloud native patterns and best practices</li>
  <li><a href="#data-plane-intelligence"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mesheryctl filter</code></a> - Data Plane Intelligence: Registry and configuration of WebAssembly filters for Envoy</li>
  <li><a href="#meshery-models"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mesheryctl model</code></a> - A unit of packaging to define managed infrastructure and their relationships, and details specifics of how to manage them.</li>
  <li><a href="#meshery-components"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mesheryctl components</code></a> - Fundamental building block used to represent and define the infrastructure under management</li>
  <li><a href="#meshery-registry-management"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mesheryctl registry</code></a> - Model Database: Manage the state and contents of Meshery’s internal registry of capabilities.</li>
  <li><a href="#experimental-featuresexp"><code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">mesheryctl exp</code></a> - Experimental features</li>
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<h2 id="global-commands-and-flags">Global Commands and Flags</h2>
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      <td rowspan="6"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/main">mesheryctl</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>A global command that displays an overview of all commands.</td>
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      <td>--config</td>
      <td>configures Meshery with the meshconfig, generated with the help of user details to provide cluster access for public clouds(GKE/EKS).</td>
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      <td>--help, -h</td>
      <td>Displays helpful information about any command.</td>
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      <td>--verbose, -v</td>
      <td>Sets the log level to debug for verbose output and displays verboose/debug logs.</td>
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      <td><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/version">version</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Displays the version of the Meshery Client (mesheryctl) and the SHA of the release binary.</td>
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    <td><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/completion">completion</a></td>
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    <td>Output shell completion code for the specified shell.</td>
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<h2 id="meshery-lifecycle-management-and-troubleshooting">Meshery Lifecycle Management and Troubleshooting</h2>

<p>Installation, troubleshooting and debugging of Meshery and its adapters</p>
<table>
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      <td rowspan="34"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system">system</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Lifecycle management of Meshery deployments</td>
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        <td>--context, -c</td>
        <td>Temporarily override your current context by specifying an alternative context as an argument.</td>
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        <td rowspan="5"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/start">start</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Start Meshery</td>
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        <td>--skip-update</td>
        <td>(optional) skip checking for new updates available in Meshery.</td>
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        <td>--reset</td>
        <td>Reset Meshery’s configuration file to default settings.</td>
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        <td>(optional) skip opening of MesheryUI in browser.</td>
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        <td>--platform, -p</td>
        <td>platform to deploy Meshery to.</td>
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      <td rowspan="4"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/stop">stop</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Stop Meshery</td>
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        <td>--reset</td>
        <td>Reset Meshery’s configuration file to default settings.</td>
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        <td>--keep-namespace</td>
        <td>(optional) keep the Meshery namespace during uninstallation</td>
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        <td>(optional) uninstall Meshery resources forcefully</td>
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      <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/update">update</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Pull new Meshery images from Docker Hub. Does not update `mesheryctl`. This command may be executed while Meshery is running.</td>
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        <td>--skip-reset</td>
        <td>Pull the latest manifest files</td>
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      <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/config">config</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Configures Meshery to use a Kubernetes cluster.</td>
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        <td>Path to token for authenticating to Meshery API.</td>
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      <td rowspan="1"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/reset">reset</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Resets meshery.yaml file with a copy from Meshery repo</td>
    </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/logs">logs</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Starts tailing Meshery server debug logs</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td>--follow, -f</td>
        <td>(Optional) Follow the stream of the Meshery's logs. Defaults to false.</td>
      </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/restart">restart</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>restart all Meshery containers, their instances and their connected volumes</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td>--skip-update</td>
        <td>(optional) skip checking for new updates available in Meshery.</td>
      </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/status">status</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Check status of Meshery, Meshery adapters, Meshery Operator and its controllers.</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td>--verbose, -v</td>
        <td>(optional) Extra data in status table</td>
      </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/dashboard">dashboard</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Open Meshery UI in browser.</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td>--port-forward</td>
        <td>(optional) Use port forwarding to access Meshery UI</td>
      </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td>--skip-browser</td>
        <td>(optional) skip opening of MesheryUI in browser.</td>
      </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/login">login</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Authenticate with the Meshery Provider of your choice: the Local Provider or a Remote Provider.</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td>--provider, -p</td>
        <td>Login Meshery with specified provider</td>
      </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="1"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/logout">logout</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Invalidate current session with your Meshery Provider.</td>
    </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="6"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/check">check</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Run system checks for both pre and post mesh deployment scenarios on Meshery</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--preflight, --pre</td>
      <td>Run Pre-mesh deployment checks (Docker and Kubernetes)</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--adapter</td>
      <td>Run checks on specific mesh adapter</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--operator</td>
      <td>Verify the health of Meshery Operator's deployment with MeshSync and Broker</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--adapters</td>
      <td>Check status of meshery adapters</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--components</td>
      <td>Check status of Meshery components</td>
    </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="5"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/channel">system channel</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Switch between release channels.</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="1"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/channel/set">set</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Subscribe to release channel and version.</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="1"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/channel/switch">switch</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>switch release channel and version</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/channel/view">view</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>view release channel and version</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--all, -a</td>
      <td>view release channel and version</td>
    </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="12"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/context">system context</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Display the current context.</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="5"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/context/create">create</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>create a new context in config.yaml file</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--components, -a</td>
      <td>create a new context in config.yaml file- specify the list of adapters to be added</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--set, -s</td>
      <td>create a new context in config.yaml file- set as current context</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--url, -u</td>
      <td>create a new context in config.yaml file- set Meshery server URL. Defaults to "https://localhost:9081"</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--platform, -p</td>
      <td>Platform to deploy Meshery</td>
    </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/context/delete">delete</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>delete an existing context from Meshery config file</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/context/view">view</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>view the configurations of the current context</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--context, -c</td>
      <td>view the configurations of the specified context</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--all</td>
      <td>if set, shows the configurations of all the contexts</td>
    </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/context/switch">switch</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>configure mesheryctl to actively use one one context vs. the another context</td>
    </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/context/list">list</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>List all contexts present</td>
    </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="8"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/provider">system provider</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Enforce a provider. Choose between available Meshery providers</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/provider/list">list</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>List available providers from meshconfig</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/provider/reset">reset</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Reset provider for current context to default (Meshery)</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/provider/switch">switch</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Switch provider of context in focus and redeploy Meshery</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/provider/view">view</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>View current provider value</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--all, -a</td>
      <td>Show provider for all contexts</td>
    </tr>
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/system/provider/set">set</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Set provider to desired value</td>
    </tr>
    
    <tr>
      <td>--force</td>
      <td>Force set the provider</td>
    </tr>
    
</thead>
</table>

<h2 id="cloud-native-performance-management">Cloud Native Performance Management</h2>
<table class="table-wrapper">
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>Main Command</th>
    <th>Arguments</th>
    <th>Flag</th>
    <th>Function</th>
  </tr>
  
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="20"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/perf">perf</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Performance Management and Benchmarking using Meshery CLI</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td>--output-format, -o</td>
        <td>format to display in json or yaml.</td>
      </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td>--token</td>
        <td>(required) Path to Meshery user's access token.</td>
      </tr>
    
  
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="11"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/perf/apply">apply</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Runs Performance test using existing profiles or using flags.</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--concurrent-requests</td>
        <td>Number of Parallel Requests (default: 1).</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--duration</td>
        <td>Length of the test.</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--file</td>
        <td>Path to cloud native performance test configuration file (default: empty string).</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--load-generator</td>
        <td>Choice of load generator - fortio (OR) wrk2 (default: fortio).</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--mesh</td>
        <td>Name of the system under test.</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--name</td>
        <td>A memorable name for the test (default: random string).</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--qps</td>
        <td>Queries per second (default: 0) (0 - means to use the CPU unbounded to generate as many requests as possible).</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--url</td>
        <td>(required/optional) URL of the endpoint send load to during testing.</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--cert-path</td>
        <td>(optional) Path to the certificate to be used for the load test</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--disable-cert</td>
        <td>(optional) Do not use certificate present in the profil</td>
      </tr>
  
  
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/perf/profile">profile</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>List all the available performance profiles</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--page, -p</td>
        <td>(optional) List next set of performance profiles with --page (default = 1) (default 1).</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--view</td>
        <td>(optional) View more information of the performance profile.</td>
      </tr>
  
  
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/perf/result">result</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>View the results of a performance profile.</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--page, -p</td>
        <td>(optional) List next set of performance results with --page (default = 1) (default 1).</td>
      </tr>
  
      <tr>
        <td>--view</td>
        <td>(optional) View more information of the performance test results.</td>
      </tr>
  
</thead>
</table>

<h2 id="cloud-native-lifecycle-and-configuration-management">Cloud Native Lifecycle and Configuration Management</h2>
<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>Main Command</th>
    <th>Command</th>
    <th>Flag</th>
    <th>Function</th>
  </tr>
  
    
    
    
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="12"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/adapter">adapter</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Lifecycle management of cloud native infrastructure</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="5"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/adapter/validate">validate</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>validate configuration conformance to different standard specifications</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--adapter, -a</td>
          <td>(required) adapter to use for validation. Defaults to "meshery-osm:10010"</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--namespace, -n</td>
          <td>Kubernetes namespace to be used for deploying the validation tests and sample workload</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--spec, -s</td>
          <td>(required) specification to be used for conformance test. Defaults to "smi"</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--tokenpath, -t</td>
          <td>(required) path to token for authenticating to Meshery API</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/adapter/remove">remove</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Remove service mesh in the connected Kubernetes cluster</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--namespace, -n</td>
          <td>Kubernetes namespace to be used for removing a service mesh under a specific namespace</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="4"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/adapter/deploy">deploy</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Deploy a service mesh into the cluster</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--adapter, -a</td>
          <td>(required) adapter to use for validation. Defaults to "meshery-osm:10010"</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--namespace, -n</td>
          <td>Kubernetes namespace to be used for deploying the validation tests and sample workload</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--tokenpath, -t</td>
          <td>(required) path to token for authenticating to Meshery API</td>
        </tr>
      
    
</thead>
</table>

<h2 id="cloud-native-design-configuration-and-management">Cloud Native Design Configuration and Management</h2>

<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>Main Command</th>
    <th>Command</th>
    <th>Flag</th>
    <th>Function</th>
  </tr>
  
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="23"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/design">design</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Manage cloud native infrastructure using predefined design patterns</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/design/apply">apply</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>apply design file will trigger deploy of the design file</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--file, -f</td>
          <td>apply design file will trigger deploy of the design file and also supports file retrieval from GitHub</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/design/view">view</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>displays the contents of a specific design file</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--all, -a</td>
          <td>show all design file content</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>-o json</td>
          <td>display the content of a design in json format</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/design/list">list</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>displays a list of available design files</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--page, -p</td>
          <td>list designs by specific page number (25 designs per page)</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--verbose, -v</td>
          <td>show all design file metadata</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/design/delete">delete</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Deprovision cloud native infrastructure using a design /design file</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--file, -f</td>
          <td>Deletes the resources that were created, using design file</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/design/import">import</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Import app manifests</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--file, -f</td>
          <td>Path/URL to app file</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--source-type, -s</td>
          <td>Type of source file (ex. manifest / compose / helm)</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="4"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/design/onboard">onboard</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Onboard application</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--file, -f</td>
          <td>Onboard application with application file</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--skip-save</td>
          <td>Skip saving an application</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--source-type, -s</td>
          <td>Type of source file (ex. manifest / compose / helm)</td>
        </tr>
      
      
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/design/export">export</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Export a design from Meshery</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--type</td>
          <td>Specify the design type to export (default current). Supported types are oci,current,original.</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--output, -o</td>
          <td>Specify the output directory to save the design</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/design/offboard">offboard</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Offboard application</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--file, -f</td>
          <td>Offboard application with an application file</td>
        </tr>
      
</thead>
</table>

<h2 id="data-plane-intelligence">Data Plane Intelligence</h2>
<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>Main Command</th>
    <th>Command</th>
    <th>Flag</th>
    <th>Function</th>
  </tr>
  
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="10"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/filter">filter</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Service Mesh Filter Management</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/filter/import">import</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Upload WASM filter file to Meshery Server</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--name, -n</td>
          <td>(optional) filter name</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--wasm-config, -w</td>
          <td>(optional) WASM configuration filepath/string</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="1"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/filter/delete">delete</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Delete filter from Meshery Server</td>
      </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/filter/list">list</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>List all WASM filters</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--verbose, -v</td>
          <td>Display full length user and filter file identifiers</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="3"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/filter/view">view</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>View the specified WASM filter</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--all, -a</td>
          <td>(optional) view all filters available</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--output-format, -o</td>
          <td>(optional) format to display in [json|yaml] (default "yaml")</td>
        </tr>
      
</thead>
</table>

<h2 id="meshery-registry-management">Meshery Registry Management</h2>
<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>Command</th>
    <th>Subcommand</th>
    <th>Flag</th>
    <th>Function</th>
  </tr>
  
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="14"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/registry">registry</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>Manage the state and contents of Meshery's internal registry of capabilities.</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td>--help, -h</td>
        <td>help for registry</td>
      </tr>
    

      <tr>
        <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/registry/publish">publish</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Publish Meshery Models to Websites, Remote Provider, Meshery Server</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--output-format, -o</td>
          <td>(optional) format to display in [md | mdx | js]</td>
        </tr>
      

<tr>
        <td rowspan="4"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/registry/update">update</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Update the registry with latest data.</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--input, -i</td>
          <td>(optional) path to capability file</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--spreadsheet-cred</td>
          <td>base64 encoded credential to download the spreadsheet</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--spreadsheet-id</td>
          <td>id of the spreadsheet to download</td>
        </tr>
      

<tr>
        <td rowspan="6"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/registry/generate">generate</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Generate Models to the registry</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--output-format, -o</td>
          <td>(optional) format to display in [md | mdx | js]</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--registrant-cred</td>
          <td>path pointing to the registrant credetial definition</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--registrant-def</td>
          <td>path pointing to the registrant connection definition</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--spreadsheet-cred</td>
          <td>base64 encoded credential to download the spreadsheet</td>
        </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--spreadsheet-id</td>
          <td>id of the spreadsheet to download</td>
        </tr>
      
</thead>
</table>

<h2 id="meshery-models">Meshery Models</h2>
<table>
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th>Command</th>
    <th>Subcommand</th>
    <th>Flag</th>
    <th>Function</th>
  </tr>
  
    <tr>
      <td rowspan="10"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/model">model</a></td>
      <td></td>
      <td></td>
      <td>A unit of packaging to define managed infrastructure and their relationships, and details specifics of how to manage them.</td>
    </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td>--count</td>
        <td>(optional) Get the number of models in total</td>
      </tr>
    
      <tr>
        <td></td>
        <td>--help, -h</td>
        <td>help for model</td>
      </tr>
    
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/model/list">list</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>List models present in the registry</td>
      </tr>
      
        <tr>
          <td>--page, -p</td>
          <td>list models by specific page number (25 models per page)</td>
        </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="1"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/model/search">search</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>Using a keyword(s) search the registry for matching model(s)</td>
      </tr>
      
    
      <tr>
        <td rowspan="2"><a href="/reference/mesheryctl/model/view">view</a></td>
        <td></td>
        <td>View details of a specific model</td>
      </tr>
      
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          <td>-o, --output-format</td>
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